Robert M. Goodman – School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Archives for May 2018
Founding IFNH Director Reflects on a Remarkable Journey
On May 2, Peter Gillies, founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) presented a Nutritional Sciences Seminar, “Reflections on a Remarkable Journey: The Founding of the IFNH.” Josh Miller, chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, hosted the seminar and introduced Gillies who began his talk with an IFNH history quiz for the members of IFNH and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences faculty that attended.
Rutgers-led Studies Find Microplastics Pollution in Freshwater Environments Like the Raritan and Passaic Rivers
Generations of Rutgers students and alumni have sung lovingly about the “Banks of the Old Raritan,” but the 90-mile-long waterway is awash in microplastic pollutants, a problem that plagues many freshwaters in New Jersey. In a recent study, researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other institutions found high levels of tiny pieces of plastic – […]
Grants Roundup: Google.org and Accenture Pledge Big Grants for Economic Development
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Plastic pollution plagues Raritan, Passaic rivers
Beth Ravit – Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Keith Cooper – Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Biomass study finds humans are wiping out wild mammals
Paul Falkowski – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Battling Noise Pollution is a National Challenge for Rutgers Eric Zwerling
Eric Zwerling has led America’s last noise control center at Rutgers University–New Brunswick for 28 years, and fighting noise pollution remains an uphill battle. “People don’t consider noise a real environmental issue,” said Zwerling, director of the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center. “But I consider what I do to be the ultimate embodiment of the mission […]
Let’s Grow Montclair Workshops
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
SNF Awards $27.5 Million to Rutgers for Greek Agricultural Initiative
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
4-H program beneficial for both youth and parents
David Foord – 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension